ZIP 04448 recorded 34 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 142 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Penobscot County, ME.
142 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 24 | |
| 2023 | 41 | |
| 2024 | 29 | |
| 2025 | 34 |
Dec peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 04448 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biological hazard, confirmed or suspected | 37 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 19 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 14 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 12 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 10 | 7.0% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 04448 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 36.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 4 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 5.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 47.4% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 1 | 5.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 04448 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 284% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $62,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,920 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $2,500 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $20 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 04448.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howland | 93 | |
| 2 | Passadumkeag | 7 | |
| 3 | Bucksport | 1 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 142 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.